Holacanthus africanus

(Cadenat, 1951)

Vernacular names
English : Guinean angelfish
French : Poisson ange de Guinée

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Acanthuriformes (sometimes still Perciformes)
Family : Pomacanthidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults reach 45 cm. Dorsal and anal fins pointed without elongated filaments. Coloration mostly yellow with dark dot on each flank scales. Fins and face darker yellow. Black area near tail peduncle. Double-edged grey spot on gill coverts.

Range and habitat
This species occurs in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from Senegal and Cape Verde islands to Gulf of Guinea islands, Gabon and Congo. Lives in clear water rocky reefs, down to 40 meters deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is considered to be common and no threats are known at this time.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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